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H8CT05245

HAYES, JAHANA Incumbent

 ·  CT-5 (House)
47.3
Influence Score · 2026
Moderately exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $1.42M 6.74 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $130 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $0 OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $0 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $130 6.48 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $4.58M 3.07 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.853 6.72 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0039 0.80 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0712 0.21 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  CT-5

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
HAYES, JAHANA DEM Inc. $1.42M $4.33M 47.3 Moderately exposed
SHEA, CHRIS REP Chal. $165K $0 0.6 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.